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+# Bugs Everywhere - a distributed bugtracker
+# Copyright (C) 2008 W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+This module provides a series of useful decorators for defining
+various types of properties. For example usage, consider the
+unittests at the end of the module.
+
+See
+ http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0318/
+and
+ http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~micheles/python/documentation.html
+for more information on decorators.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+
+class ValueCheckError (ValueError):
+ def __init__(self, name, value, allowed):
+ msg = "%s not in %s for %s" % (value, allowed, name)
+ ValueError.__init__(self, msg)
+ self.name = name
+ self.value = value
+ self.allowed = allowed
+
+def Property(funcs):
+ """
+ End a chain of property decorators, returning a property.
+ """
+ args = {}
+ args["fget"] = funcs.get("fget", None)
+ args["fset"] = funcs.get("fset", None)
+ args["fdel"] = funcs.get("fdel", None)
+ args["doc"] = funcs.get("doc", None)
+
+ #print "Creating a property with"
+ #for key, val in args.items(): print key, value
+ return property(**args)
+
+def doc_property(doc=None):
+ """
+ Add a docstring to a chain of property decorators.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs=None):
+ """
+ Takes either a dict of funcs {"fget":fnX, "fset":fnY, ...}
+ or a function fn() returning such a dict.
+ """
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs() # convert from function-arg to dict
+ funcs["doc"] = doc
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def local_property(name):
+ """
+ Define get/set access to per-parent-instance local storage. Uses
+ ._<name>_value to store the value for a particular owner instance.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget", None)
+ fset = funcs.get("fset", None)
+ def _fget(self):
+ if fget is not None:
+ fget(self)
+ value = getattr(self, "_%s_value" % name, None)
+ return value
+ def _fset(self, value):
+ setattr(self, "_%s_value" % name, value)
+ if fset is not None:
+ fset(self, value)
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ funcs["fset"] = _fset
+ funcs["name"] = name
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def settings_property(name):
+ """
+ Similar to local_property, except where local_property stores the
+ value in instance._<name>_value, settings_property stores the
+ value in instance.settings[name].
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget", None)
+ fset = funcs.get("fset", None)
+ def _fget(self):
+ if fget is not None:
+ fget(self)
+ value = self.settings.get(name, None)
+ return value
+ def _fset(self, value):
+ self.settings[name] = value
+ if fset is not None:
+ fset(self, value)
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ funcs["fset"] = _fset
+ funcs["name"] = name
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def defaulting_property(default=None, null=None):
+ """
+ Define a default value for get access to a property.
+ If the stored value is null, then default is returned.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget")
+ def _fget(self):
+ value = fget(self)
+ if value == null:
+ return default
+ return value
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def fn_checked_property(value_allowed_fn):
+ """
+ Define allowed values for get/set access to a property.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget")
+ fset = funcs.get("fset")
+ name = funcs.get("name", "<unknown>")
+ def _fget(self):
+ value = fget(self)
+ if value_allowed_fn(value) != True:
+ raise ValueCheckError(name, value, value_allowed_fn)
+ return value
+ def _fset(self, value):
+ if value_allowed_fn(value) != True:
+ raise ValueCheckError(name, value, value_allowed_fn)
+ fset(self, value)
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ funcs["fset"] = _fset
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def checked_property(allowed=[]):
+ """
+ Define allowed values for get/set access to a property.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget")
+ fset = funcs.get("fset")
+ name = funcs.get("name", "<unknown>")
+ def _fget(self):
+ value = fget(self)
+ if value not in allowed:
+ raise ValueCheckError(name, value, allowed)
+ return value
+ def _fset(self, value):
+ if value not in allowed:
+ raise ValueCheckError(name, value, allowed)
+ fset(self, value)
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ funcs["fset"] = _fset
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def cached_property(generator, initVal=None):
+ """
+ Allow caching of values generated by generator(instance), where
+ instance is the instance to which this property belongs. Uses
+ ._<name>_cache to store a cache flag for a particular owner
+ instance.
+
+ When the cache flag is True or missing and the stored value is
+ initVal, the first fget call triggers the generator function,
+ whiose output is stored in _<name>_cached_value. That and
+ subsequent calls to fget will return this cached value.
+
+ If the input value is no longer initVal (e.g. a value has been
+ loaded from disk or set with fset), that value overrides any
+ cached value, and this property has no effect.
+
+ When the cache flag is False and the stored value is initVal, the
+ generator is not cached, but is called on every fget.
+
+ The cache flag is missing on initialization. Particular instances
+ may override by setting their own flag.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget")
+ fset = funcs.get("fset")
+ name = funcs.get("name", "<unknown>")
+ def _fget(self):
+ cache = getattr(self, "_%s_cache" % name, True)
+ value = fget(self)
+ if cache == True:
+ if value == initVal:
+ if hasattr(self, "_%s_cached_value" % name):
+ value = getattr(self, "_%s_cached_value" % name)
+ else:
+ value = generator(self)
+ setattr(self, "_%s_cached_value" % name, value)
+ else:
+ if value == initVal:
+ value = generator(self)
+ return value
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def primed_property(primer, initVal=None):
+ """
+ Just like a generator_property, except that instead of returning a
+ new value and running fset to cache it, the primer performs some
+ background manipulation (e.g. loads data into instance.settings)
+ such that a _second_ pass through fget succeeds.
+
+ The 'cache' flag becomes a 'prime' flag, with priming taking place
+ whenever ._<name>_prime is True, or is False or missing and
+ value == initVal.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget")
+ name = funcs.get("name", "<unknown>")
+ def _fget(self):
+ prime = getattr(self, "_%s_prime" % name, False)
+ if prime == False:
+ value = fget(self)
+ if prime == True or (prime == False and value == initVal):
+ primer(self)
+ value = fget(self)
+ return value
+ funcs["fget"] = _fget
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+def change_hook_property(hook):
+ """
+ Call the function hook(instance, old_value, new_value) whenever a
+ value different from the current value is set (instance is a a
+ reference to the class instance to which this property belongs).
+ This is useful for saving changes to disk, etc.
+ """
+ def decorator(funcs):
+ if hasattr(funcs, "__call__"):
+ funcs = funcs()
+ fget = funcs.get("fget")
+ fset = funcs.get("fset")
+ name = funcs.get("name", "<unknown>")
+ def _fset(self, value):
+ old_value = fget(self)
+ if value != old_value:
+ hook(self, old_value, value)
+ fset(self, value)
+ funcs["fset"] = _fset
+ return funcs
+ return decorator
+
+
+class DecoratorTests(unittest.TestCase):
+ def testLocalDoc(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @doc_property("A fancy property")
+ def x():
+ return {}
+ self.failUnless(Test.x.__doc__ == "A fancy property",
+ Test.x.__doc__)
+ def testLocalProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @local_property(name="LOCAL")
+ def x():
+ return {}
+ t = Test()
+ self.failUnless(t.x == None, str(t.x))
+ t.x = 'z' # the first set initializes ._LOCAL_value
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'z', str(t.x))
+ self.failUnless("_LOCAL_value" in dir(t), dir(t))
+ self.failUnless(t._LOCAL_value == 'z', t._LOCAL_value)
+ def testSettingsProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @settings_property(name="attr")
+ def x():
+ return {}
+ def __init__(self):
+ self.settings = {}
+ t = Test()
+ self.failUnless(t.x == None, str(t.x))
+ t.x = 'z' # the first set initializes ._LOCAL_value
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'z', str(t.x))
+ self.failUnless("attr" in t.settings, t.settings)
+ self.failUnless(t.settings["attr"] == 'z', t.settings["attr"])
+ def testDefaultingLocalProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @defaulting_property(default='y', null='x')
+ @local_property(name="DEFAULT")
+ def x(): return {}
+ t = Test()
+ self.failUnless(t.x == None, str(t.x))
+ t.x = 'x'
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'y', str(t.x))
+ t.x = 'y'
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'y', str(t.x))
+ t.x = 'z'
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'z', str(t.x))
+ def testCheckedLocalProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @checked_property(allowed=['x', 'y', 'z'])
+ @local_property(name="CHECKED")
+ def x(): return {}
+ def __init__(self):
+ self._CHECKED_value = 'x'
+ t = Test()
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'x', str(t.x))
+ try:
+ t.x = None
+ e = None
+ except ValueCheckError, e:
+ pass
+ self.failUnless(type(e) == ValueCheckError, type(e))
+ def testTwoCheckedLocalProperties(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @checked_property(allowed=['x', 'y', 'z'])
+ @local_property(name="X")
+ def x(): return {}
+
+ @Property
+ @checked_property(allowed=['a', 'b', 'c'])
+ @local_property(name="A")
+ def a(): return {}
+ def __init__(self):
+ self._A_value = 'a'
+ self._X_value = 'x'
+ t = Test()
+ try:
+ t.x = 'a'
+ e = None
+ except ValueCheckError, e:
+ pass
+ self.failUnless(type(e) == ValueCheckError, type(e))
+ t.x = 'x'
+ t.x = 'y'
+ t.x = 'z'
+ try:
+ t.a = 'x'
+ e = None
+ except ValueCheckError, e:
+ pass
+ self.failUnless(type(e) == ValueCheckError, type(e))
+ t.a = 'a'
+ t.a = 'b'
+ t.a = 'c'
+ def testFnCheckedLocalProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @fn_checked_property(lambda v : v in ['x', 'y', 'z'])
+ @local_property(name="CHECKED")
+ def x(): return {}
+ def __init__(self):
+ self._CHECKED_value = 'x'
+ t = Test()
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 'x', str(t.x))
+ try:
+ t.x = None
+ e = None
+ except ValueCheckError, e:
+ pass
+ self.failUnless(type(e) == ValueCheckError, type(e))
+ def testCachedLocalProperty(self):
+ class Gen(object):
+ def __init__(self):
+ self.i = 0
+ def __call__(self, owner):
+ self.i += 1
+ return self.i
+ class Test(object):
+ @Property
+ @cached_property(generator=Gen(), initVal=None)
+ @local_property(name="CACHED")
+ def x(): return {}
+ t = Test()
+ self.failIf("_CACHED_cache" in dir(t), getattr(t, "_CACHED_cache", None))
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 1, t.x)
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 1, t.x)
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 1, t.x)
+ t.x = 8
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 8, t.x)
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 8, t.x)
+ t._CACHED_cache = False # Caching is off, but the stored value
+ val = t.x # is 8, not the initVal (None), so we
+ self.failUnless(val == 8, val) # get 8.
+ t._CACHED_value = None # Now we've set the stored value to None
+ val = t.x # so future calls to fget (like this)
+ self.failUnless(val == 2, val) # will call the generator every time...
+ val = t.x
+ self.failUnless(val == 3, val)
+ val = t.x
+ self.failUnless(val == 4, val)
+ t._CACHED_cache = True # We turn caching back on, and get
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 1, str(t.x)) # the original cached value.
+ del t._CACHED_cached_value # Removing that value forces a
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 5, str(t.x)) # single cache-regenerating call
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 5, str(t.x)) # to the genenerator, after which
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 5, str(t.x)) # we get the new cached value.
+ def testPrimedLocalProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ def prime(self):
+ self.settings["PRIMED"] = "initialized"
+ @Property
+ @primed_property(primer=prime, initVal=None)
+ @settings_property(name="PRIMED")
+ def x(): return {}
+ def __init__(self):
+ self.settings={}
+ t = Test()
+ self.failIf("_PRIMED_prime" in dir(t), getattr(t, "_PRIMED_prime", None))
+ self.failUnless(t.x == "initialized", t.x)
+ t.x = 1
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 1, t.x)
+ t.x = None
+ self.failUnless(t.x == "initialized", t.x)
+ t._PRIMED_prime = True
+ t.x = 3
+ self.failUnless(t.x == "initialized", t.x)
+ t._PRIMED_prime = False
+ t.x = 3
+ self.failUnless(t.x == 3, t.x)
+ def testChangeHookLocalProperty(self):
+ class Test(object):
+ def _hook(self, old, new):
+ self.old = old
+ self.new = new
+
+ @Property
+ @change_hook_property(_hook)
+ @local_property(name="HOOKED")
+ def x(): return {}
+ t = Test()
+ t.x = 1
+ self.failUnless(t.old == None, t.old)
+ self.failUnless(t.new == 1, t.new)
+ t.x = 1
+ self.failUnless(t.old == None, t.old)
+ self.failUnless(t.new == 1, t.new)
+ t.x = 2
+ self.failUnless(t.old == 1, t.old)
+ self.failUnless(t.new == 2, t.new)
+
+suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(DecoratorTests)
+